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[MMC-IMG=208-A=Left] Getting the message across

John Stewart draws some personal lessons from his work on the Barker Review of housing supply

[MMC-IMG=207-A=Left] Land battle mustn’t draw fire from planning fight

The battlelines of the Barker Review era are now being drawn - and the war, as ever, will be over land. Who owns it and what are they planning to do with it?

Land banks are a necessity - Barker

Kate Barker, the Bank of England economist charged with investigating housing undersupply, has accepted the need for housebuilders to hold realistic land banks…

Construction deaths continue to fall

Seventy-one workers were killed in the construction industry last year, the second lowest figure recorded, dropping from 80 the year before and 105 in 2000-200…

in brief

Wolsey funding Wolsey Securities has agreed a new deal with Bank of Scotland allowing it to fund an extra 275 homes each year. The loans are available to small…

Reservation decline slows up

The decline in net reservations almost came to a halt in July according to the latest HBF survey, while visitors were still lagging behind last year’s numbers.…

Land supply

In a move to free up land supply, housing and planning minister Keith Hill has announced that local authorities may sell their land without the secretary of st…

Communities Plan gets £1bn kickstart

The government has hauled the Communities Plan back to centre stage with the first of a series of updates on infrastructure and funding packages for key south …

Persimmon profits soar

Barker backs land banks